Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary "1a. to lie in wait in a place of concelment esp for an evil purpose, 1b. to move furtively or inconspicuously,etc. Indeed I will get up from my concelment and be conspicuous and smell the ROSES. BERNIE ! At 04:03 PM 11/26/99 -0500, you wrote: >Right on P. Jones!!!!!!!!!! >As I said before lurking is a term born of the Internet - believe me this >forum is not the only place the term is used. I have seen no evidence in >other places where lurking is considered a derogatory term. Why do you you >people consider it derogatory ? It's just another word that describes an >action - situation or whatever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wake up and smell the roses. >Bob Anibal >